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Synonyms & Antonyms of toil
(Entry 1 of 3)
very hard or unpleasant work
- after years of toil in a sweatshop, Kim was finally able to start her own dressmaking business
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toil
noun (2)Synonyms of toil (Entry 2 of 3)
usually toils plural
something that catches and holds
- a married woman hopelessly caught in the toils of an extramarital affair
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toil
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of toil (Entry 3 of 3)
to devote serious and sustained effort
- toiled for many years on the mammoth outdoor sculpture
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- bum,
- chill,
- dally,
- dillydally,
- footle,
- goldbrick,
- goof (off),
- hack (around),
- hang (around or out),
- idle,
- laze,
- loaf,
- lounge,
- shirk,
- slack (off),
- veg out
- dabble,
- doodle,
- fool around,
- fribble,
- goof (around),
- hang,
- hang about
- [British],
- mess around,
- monkey (around),
- play,
- potter (around),
- putter (around),
- trifle
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